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Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines, on Manila Bay in Luzon. The Spanish established it as the colonial capital of the Philippines in 1571. It became the Asian terminus of the Manila galleon trade, linking Spanish America to China and making Manila a centre of the Spanish Empire's Pacific commerce.

Manila
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Ming EmpireSocioeconomySpanish EmpireSocioeconomy, Governance, Impact, DeclineNew SpainSocioeconomy, Governance, Impact, SummaryViceroyalty of PeruSocioeconomy, ImpactHabsburg SpainSocioeconomyBrunei SultanateMilitary, Impact, SummarySulu SultanateMilitary, Governance

Mentioned in 10 state histories

Kingdom of TondoNamayanKingdom of MaynilaCaptaincy General of the PhilippinesSpanish FormosaBritish occupation of ManilaTagalog RepublicUnited States Military Government of the Philippine IslandsRevolutionary Government of the PhilippinesSecond Philippine Republic

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Manila. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manila
MLA
“Manila.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manila. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Manila.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manila.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Manila’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manila (Accessed: ).

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